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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

cave in

Part of Speechnoun

The act of something collapsing or caving in.

In a Sentence

“We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.”

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Synonyms

acquiescenceconsentselloutblockagecollapserockfall

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Related Words

breakfall insubsidencefoundergive waygivecave

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